Does alcohol cause violence? Let’s take a look at the data. If alcohol does in fact cause violence we would expect to see more violence in countries that consume more alcohol. We would expect to see a graph of alcohol consumption against murder rate look like this:
This is what we would expect if alcohol causes violence
Here is the data:
Alcohol Consumption (Vertical) Vs Murder Rate (Horizontal) — all countries over 10 million population
Alcohol Consumption (Vertical) Vs Murder Rate (Horizontal) — European Countries Over 10 million population
And the data for alcohol consumption vs traffic fatality rate:
Alcohol Consumption (Vertical) Vs Traffic Fatality Rate (Horizontal) — all countries over 10 million population
Alcohol Consumption (Vertical) Vs Traffic Fatality Rate (Horizontal) — European Countries Over 10 million population
